Welder
Starting from $18 an Hour | 1st Shift | Hiring Immediately | Full Time | Experience Required
We are hiring! Come join us. FWE is growing and we are looking for positive, proactive and efficient individuals to join our dedicated team. We love to train eager individuals looking to grow with a growing business.
Creativity and innovation are keys to our success. We achieve this through a diverse team who collaborate, support each other, and strive for excellence.
Why FWE?
- We started 70+ years ago and are now an established international company
- Opportunity to be an employee-owner through Employee Stock Ownership Plan (100% company-funded) and receive shares of company stock to provide a secure retirement.
- We offer competitive pay, substantial raises within your first 90 days of service, and quarterly bonuses
- One week of vacation during your first year of service
- A full-time direct hire position, no need to go through a temp agency
- State of the art, AIR-CONDITIONED manufacturing facility. Very clean work environment
- Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(k), Life Insurance
- Room for advancement and cross training
Our Welder will be trained to:
- Perform all job responsibilities according to FWE’s safety, quality, and productivity standards
- Weld frames together using prints/drawings and square and tape measure to ensure accuracy
- Weld parts together according to prints/drawings
- Spot weld parts or products that have been damaged and/or have holes to be repaired
- Use a computer system to generate job stickers to accompany completed work
- Inspect the condition of metal on all products before welding to make sure there are no scratches, dents, or major imperfections
- Operate and maintain welder on a daily basis
- Change gas bottles for Argon & Trimix
- Other duties as assigned
Qualification, Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to use a tape measure, spot welder, hand saw, drill press, torch, plasma cutter, vise grips, hammer, grinder, air drills, and measuring tools.
- Basic reading, writing, arithmetic, basic computer skills, and English skills required.
- Ability to demonstrate good judgment, professionalism, and teamwork skills.
Education & Experience Requirements
- Minimum of a High School education or General Education Degree (GED)
- 3-5 years of welding experience and/or training classes and/or a combination of both experience and training are required.
Physical Demands of this job:
- The employee is regularly required to stand, use hand to finger to handle or touch, talk or hear.
- The employee is frequently required to walk.
- The employee occasionally is required to sit, climb, or balance.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. The employee occasionally is required to lift/move 35 pounds or more. Vision requirements for this job include close vision.
FLSA Status: Hourly/Non-Exempt
FWE is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Full-time
Shift: 1st Shift 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Monday – Friday
Pay: From $16.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental Insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person